MLC (redirected from MLCS)

MLC

(MultiLevel Cell) A flash memory technology that stores more than one bit per cell. Traditional flash memory defines the two states of one bit (0 or 1) based on a single voltage threshold, known as a "single level cell" (SLC). Multiple bits can be achieved by being able to store and detect multiple voltage levels (see below). See StrataFlash.

  Single Level Cell (SLC)
  Two Voltages = One Bit
          0
          1

  MultiLevel Cell (MLC)
  Four Voltages = Two Bits
         00
         01
         10
         11

  MultiLevel Cell (MLC)
  Eight Voltages = Three Bits
        000
        001
        010
        011
        100
        101
        110
        111